Eating more ultra-processed foods — like sodas, packaged snacks, and processed meats — was linked to a 47% higher risk of ...

Analysis of US diet and health data shows adults consuming the most ultra-processed foods face a 47% higher risk of heart attack or stroke, even after adjusting for age, smoking, income, and other ...

If you worry your product might be considered a UPF, use this risk mitigation checklist to prepare for whatever repercussions – regulatory, legal and otherwise – the future ...

New research suggests that frequent consumption of ultra-processed foods is linked to a significant decline in mental ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. As the Trump administration looks to create ...

Eating ultra-processed foods could lead to an increased risk of being diagnosed with precancerous colorectal growths for women under 50, according to new research. A study, published Thursday in JAMA ...

They were the first generation of Americans to grow up with ultra-processed foods all around them – products typically loaded with extra fat, salt, sugar and flavorings. They were children and young ...

New dietary guidelines released by the Trump administration tell Americans to avoid ultra-processed foods but don't have an ...

California is rewriting the rules of school lunch, and the ripple effects could reach far beyond cafeteria trays. With one ...

A controlled feeding study out of South Dakota State University shows that older adults who ate fewer ultra-processed foods naturally consumed fewer calories, lost weight and abdominal fat, and showed ...

California is beginning to phase out what it deems the most problematic ultra-processed foods from its school breakfast and lunch menus. The law, signed this week by Gov. Gavin Newsom, is the first in ...